Carol Denise McNair
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Carol Denise McNair was one of the four African-American girls tragically killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, a pivotal event in the U.S. civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carol Denise McNair canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9978459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carol Denise McNair Context triple: [Denise McNair, fullName, Carol Denise McNair]
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A.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Antoinette Robertson
Antoinette Robertson is an American actress best known for her role as Coco Conners in the Netflix comedy-drama series "Dear White People."
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C.
Gloria Hatrick McLean
Gloria Hatrick McLean was an American actress and model best known as the longtime wife of Hollywood star James Stewart and for her involvement in social and charitable activities.
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D.
Marilyn Taylor
Marilyn Taylor was an American dancer and actress best known as the second wife of comedian and television star Jackie Gleason.
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E.
Althea Young Johnson
Althea Young Johnson was the wife of famed aerospace engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, a key figure in his personal life during his pioneering work at Lockheed's Skunk Works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carol Denise McNair Target entity description: Carol Denise McNair was one of the four African-American girls tragically killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, a pivotal event in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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A.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Antoinette Robertson
Antoinette Robertson is an American actress best known for her role as Coco Conners in the Netflix comedy-drama series "Dear White People."
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C.
Gloria Hatrick McLean
Gloria Hatrick McLean was an American actress and model best known as the longtime wife of Hollywood star James Stewart and for her involvement in social and charitable activities.
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D.
Marilyn Taylor
Marilyn Taylor was an American dancer and actress best known as the second wife of comedian and television star Jackie Gleason.
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E.
Althea Young Johnson
Althea Young Johnson was the wife of famed aerospace engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, a key figure in his personal life during his pioneering work at Lockheed's Skunk Works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American child
ⓘ
civil rights movement victim ⓘ person ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 11 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | racially motivated terrorism in the Jim Crow South ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bombing ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversaries of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of the innocence of children killed during racial violence in the civil rights era ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-11-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-09-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlaceContext |
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
16th Street Baptist Church
|
| education | Sunday school at 16th Street Baptist Church ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | McNair ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation |
Alabama state legislator
ⓘ
photographer ⓘ |
| fullName | Carol Denise McNair ⓘ |
| givenName |
Carol
ⓘ
Denise ⓘ |
| hasFather | Chris McNair ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | student ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | her death galvanized support for civil rights legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memorializedAt |
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
16th Street Baptist Church
|
| memorializedBy |
Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Rights Memorial
statues and plaques in Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of four girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ⓘ |
| participantIn | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| representedIn |
civil rights documentaries
ⓘ
historical books about the Birmingham campaign ⓘ |
| residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sharesEventWith |
Addie Mae Collins
ⓘ
Carole Robertson ⓘ Cynthia Wesley ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Civil Rights Era in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| victimOf | 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carol Denise McNair Description of subject: Carol Denise McNair was one of the four African-American girls tragically killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, a pivotal event in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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